Attorney General Dave Yost Files Motion to End Injunction on Ohio's Heartbeat Law

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a motion on Friday to end an injunction put in place by a federal court against a heartbeat law passed in 2019.

The motion follows a decision by the Supreme Court that reversed Roe v. Wade. Therefore, abortion laws will now be left to individual states.

BREAKING: We filed a motion in federal court moments ago to dissolve the injunction against Ohio’s Heartbeat Law, which had been based on the the now-overruled precedents of Roe and Casey. pic.twitter.com/4TTYv8jeU2

— Attorney General Dave Yost (@DaveYostOH) June 24, 2022

“We end this opinion where we began. Abortion presents a profound moral question. The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion. Roe and Casey arrogated that authority. We now overrule those decisions and return that authority to the people and their elected representatives,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion.

If Yost’s motion is successful, the six-week ban could be implemented.

“Because there exists no just reason for delay, Defendants respectfully request this Court immediately dissolve this preliminary injunction and dismiss this case. Indeed, the State of Ohio will be irreparably harmed by any delay whatsoever,” the motion says.

Previously, the state passed a law that prevents doctors who work for state-funded hospitals and medical schools from contracting with abortion clinics.

Several Ohio leaders reacted to the ruling:

“As we transition as a nation from Roe to Dobbs, we all need to do our best to understand and respect the heartfelt, genuine differences of opinions among our families, friends, neighbors and communities. Being an adoptee who started life in a foster home, my own experience helped shape my views on this issue. I’m here today because my birth mother chose life and put me up for adoption, which I know could not have been an easy decision for her. My prayer for all of us is this collective experience will build a more compassionate nation that values life,” said Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted.

Lt. Governor @JonHusted issued the following statement regarding the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision: pic.twitter.com/7KjeXBEZP5

— Lt. Governor Jon Husted (@LtGovHusted) June 24, 2022